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In a week when an empire has supposedly fallen and an era of dominance brought to an unceremonious end, it is reassuring that some things in football stay the same. With the weather getting brighter and Chelsea players’ legs feeling heavier, it has become almost an annual event to see them toiling away in a European semi-final.

A once-in-a-lifetime event for the home side initially felt like a humdrum trip for the visiting team, although David Luiz’s winner with the last kick of the match and the manic celebrations that followed gave the travelling fans something to remember. Whether the